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Save money by purchasing OSBA’s student and staff handbook templates with the key dates and activities calendar in one combination pack. Get more information about each item in the pack:... Read More

OSBA’s quick reference guide to key state and federal requirements and timelines OSBA staff has reviewed the Oregon Revised Statutes, Oregon Administrative Rules, federal laws and rules plus a variety... Read More

Get the sample language you need to meet student and parent notification requirements Use this researched and regularly updated model as the basis for a school’s student handbook. The fully... Read More

Complete, up-to-date sample staff notification language Designed for school building use, OSBA model staff handbook provides the basis for a school’s handbook. The model includes both sample language and information... Read More

Get the sample language you need to meet student and parent notification requirements Use this researched and regularly updated model student handbook as the basis for a school’s student handbook.... Read More

Complete, up-to-date sample staff notification language Designed for school building use, OSBA’s model staff handbook provides the basis for a school or district handbook. The model includes both sample language... Read More

A great deal for members While OSBA policy services are based on ADM, the cost of comprehensive policy services can still reach several thousand dollars. This desk rewrite service will... Read More

Charter school policy service Public charter schools are unique and so are the board policy manuals. Let us help you prepare policies with training, meetings and document preparation. Our process... Read More

Policy analysis An analysis is a review and assessment of a board’s policy manual. On a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, policies and administrative regulations (procedures) are listed along with of the following... Read More

Good policy is essential to good management OSBA’s rewrite service will coordinate the board policy rewrite project from draft stage, through review, and finally to completion. Along the way OSBA staff... Read More

Quick, easy board meeting packet preparation Preparing for board meetings is labor-intensive, time-consuming work: compiling and distributing meeting notices, gathering support materials and publishing agenda packets. BoardBook®, a proven online... Read More

Resources to help explain Oregon’s public records and meetings law including running effective meetings, the budget committee, executive sessions and the role of the board chair. Contact OSBA Staff Board... Read More

We encourage you to become actively involved with OSBA if you are elected to a school, education service district (ESD) or community college board. Contact OSBA Staff Board candidate School... Read More

Typical duties of the board chair: The chair is still a board member Meetings must comply with the law The board chair should understand and enforce the rules for public... Read More

Board operating agreements, sometimes called working agreements or principles, are helpful tools to define the specifics of board and administration responsibilities, governance principles, roles, responsibilities and expectations of individual board... Read More

Selecting and evaluating the superintendent is one of the school board’s most important responsibilities. A HIGH-QUALITY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION: PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN THEY ARE DESIGNED AND USED FOR:... Read More

Most gatherings of the board of education are defined as public meetings under the law, and bringing together members of the board to discuss district business is subject to the... Read More

The National School Boards Association (NSBA), with support from state associations including OSBA, in early 2014 began its “Stand Up 4 Public Schools” campaign. The national effort, which can be... Read More